Tickets available for Tewaaraton Trophy Award, June 3 in Washington, D.C.

The focus the last few weeks on the college lacrosse world has been Sunday's pending NCAA Tournament selections, but the Tewaaraton Trophy will announce its finalists May 11 for the award ceremony June 3 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.

Four of last year's five men's finalists (winner Max Seibald, Danny Glading, Zack Greer and Matt Abbott) graduated, so will Duke's Ned Crotty make a return to D.C.? He wasn't on Terry Foy's latest Player of the Year Watch List (which covers both the Tewaaraton and the USILA Enners Award). That list, posted April 13, will be updated soon. It should be an tough battle trimming from the list of nominees for those final five spots.

If you've never been to the Tewaaraton ceremony, it's among the most first-class events in lacrosse. Tickets are available for the auditorium and also for the atrium. If you can't make it June 3, you can still donate to the foundation online, or contact about possibly stepping in with a sponsorship. The Greater Washington Sports Alliance has entered a five-year licensing agreement for the Tewaaraton Trophy and has some big things planned for the award.

For more information on the Tewaaraton Trophy, check its website. And be sure to stay tuned to InsideLacrosse.com next week for the announcement of the 10 men's and women's finalists.